In the first 12 matches of our European tour, the City winger has been responsible for 35 times in which he has placed his teammates in potentially hazardous positions.
With this, he has surpassed the total of 34 goals scored by Frank Lampard in 2007/08 and the total of 32 goals scored by David Beckham in 2005/06.
During Wednesday night’s 4-0 semi-final second-leg annihilation of Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, our No. 10 smashed the record for most chances created for his teammates by creating three scoring opportunities.
However, none of those opportunities were realized, as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was able to prevent Erling Haaland from taking advantage of the finest of them.
Instead, goals were scored by Bernardo Silva (2), Manuel Akanji, and Julian Alvarez, making it one of the most memorable nights at the Etihad.
This year in European football, Grealish has created eight opportunities for Haaland, making Haaland the primary recipient of his inventiveness. Haaland has been the primary beneficiary of Grealish’s invention.
Grealish has helped create scoring opportunities for Ilkay Gundogan, Rodrigo, Julian Alvarez, and Kevin De Bruyne by passing the ball to them. Gundogan has received seven of Grealish’s passes that have led to chances.
Grealish is also leading the figures for this season’s Champions League in terms of the overall distance he has taken the ball and the number of times he has carried the ball.
His total of 260 dribbles adds up to a distance of 3,208 meters, which demonstrates that he is more than eager to take on his defender and drive the ball into the distance.
The significance of Grealish’s contributions to Pep Guardiola’s team should not be understated, as we discussed back in March.
He will now have the opportunity to further enhance his record on June 10 when they face off against Inter in the final.